Dec. 30, 1896 magazine. Includes articles on area church histories, society news, school histories, and local news, as well as advertisements from area businesses.
A self-published autobiography of John C. Shaw, educator and former president of West Liberty Normal School (now West Liberty State College) from 1908-1919.
This is a program for the Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday service December 23, 1894. Lists the days and times for various services at the Church during the week, such as the Ladies' Prayer Meeting. Also lists the parts of the...
Dellie Norton sings a ballad. This is the American version of an English song. It is sung to the tune of On Top of Old Smoky. This tune is from a cassette labelled 'Bascom Lamar Lunsford', a song collecter and organizer of the Mountain Dance and...
The band, known for their combination of Swing and Old-Time, recorded this song at a practice session at Luke's house in Canton, North Carolina. The Band: Luke Smathers (fiddle), Harold Smathers (guitar), Charles Gidney (guitar), J.T. Smathers...
Luke Smathers plays fiddle with his band at a practice session at Luke's house in Canton North Carolina. The Band: Harold Smathers (guitar), J.T. Smathers (bass), David Holt (banjo).
Sheila Kay Adams sings to a ballad singing class at Warren Wilson College. Sheila learned these ballads from her relatives, primarily from her great-aunt, Dellie Chandler Norton. This song is occasionally sung with three or five verses, thus...
This is a copy of the original Minutes of the Eighty-Third Annual Meeting of the New Salem Association of Old Regular Baptist held with the Enterprise Church, Pike County, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday, September 25, 26 and 27, 1908. Includes...
Words to a song reportedly sung by a young widow during the
Civil War and overheard by Union soldiers who, after hearing
the song, then expressed admiration for the young woman.
Jim Marshall talks about a local murder and the issues involved. There are songs written about this event, but they were not sung around the area. It was too close to home. This interview takes place in Jim's home near Hillsville, Virginia.